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The New Age of Global Trade: Aggressive Neo-Mercantilism
No full textInternational trade, with the U.S. and China at the forefront, is undergoing a pragmatic shift away from free trade, and from managed trade, toward Aggressive Neo-Mercantilism
History of the Wilcox Classical Museum at the University of Kansas
No full textOriginally published on the History page of the Wilcox Classical Museum web site (https://wilcox.ku.edu).
This record includes two additional supplemental files:
1. An article in the Kansas City Times from April 9, 1888 that describes the initial steps in creating the museum and describes the plaster casts that were the basis of the collections in the museum.
2. A digital copy of a report about the Department of Latin Language and Literature by Professor D.H. Robinson, Professor of Latin Language and Literature. This report describes the initial steps in creating the museum and his hopes that the museum would receive funding to be able to grow the collections.This work relates the history of the founding of the Wilcox Classical Museum in 1888 and its close ties to what would become the Department of Classics at the University of Kansas
Pannonian Slavic
No full textThe entry describes the history and state of research on the problem of Pannonian Slavic, the variety or varieties of Slavic spoken in the Carpatho-Danubian basin prior to and after the arrival of the Magyars, speakers of Hungarian, in the 9th century CE. The issue is also discussed in connection with the brief period in which Slavic literacy had been introduced in the second half of the 9th century with the activity of Methodius under the patronage of Kocel, the ruler of the Slavs in Pannonia inferior. The Slavic speech community in the Carpatho-Danubian region yielded to language shift in favor of Hungarian, which, when completed in the following century or so, resulted in a clearer division between today’s West and South Slavic languages. In terms of method, Pannonian Slavic can be reconstructed indirectly through borrowings into Hungarian as well as through comparative analysis of the living “circum-Pannonian” varieties of Slavic, with studies focusing more on form in some cases and lexicon in others. The interpretation of the facts remains heterogeneous, with studies pointing to different solutions.Work on this article was supported under the auspices of the Foreign Visitors Fellowship Program, Fall 2022, from the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan. The work benefitted from discussions with hosts and audience members following the author's presentations "Montenegrin language: What is it and what is at stake?," Kyoto University, Oct. 2022, organized by Dr. Daiki Horiguchi and Prof. Tadashi Nakamura (both of Kyoto University), and Dr. Motoki Nomachi (SRC, Hokkaido); and “Orthographies for small Slavic languages with significant internal differentiation. Case studies of Prekmurje Slovene and Montenegrin.” University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, organized by Dr. Nana Tohyama (University of the Ryukyus) and Dr. Motoki Nomachi, November 2022
Ecological Momentary Assessment of Motivational Drivers of Adolescent Physical Activity: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
No full textThis is the paper from a presentation given at Society of Behavioral Medicine on 03/27/2025.Background: Research on adolescent physical activity motives is largely divided into separate bodies of literature: one focusing on rational motives and another on automatic motives. However, it is likely that these two processes are interconnected, with rational process potentially mitigating the vulnerabilities to poor physical activity caused by automatic processes (i.e., affect, fatigue, or energy levels). Adolescence is a key period of development when self-regulation of affect, cognition, and behavior is not yet fully formed. As a result, adolescents may be particularly susceptible to the influence of automatic processes that negatively impact physical activity.
Purpose: The current study seeks to explore variables central to self-determination theory as moderators of the relationship between automatic motives and physical activity in adolescents.
Methods: A 20-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study, in which 100 adolescents aged 13-18 years old were asked to indicate baseline social support, motivation, and competence for physical activity. Subsequently, participants wore an Actigraph accelerometer 24 hours per day and answered EMA surveys assessing automatic motives 4 times per day using time-based signaling.
Results: There was a significant interaction between within-person positive affect and amotivation as a predictor of MVPA (b = -0.02, p < .05) with 95% CI [-0.04, -0.01] and sedentary time (b = 0.10, p < .01) with 95% CI [0.04, 0.16]. There was also a significant interaction between within-person negative affect and amotivation as a predictor of sedentary time (b = -0.08, p < .05) with 95% CI [-0.14, -0.01]. Within-person fatigue interacted with friend social support (b = 0.05, p < .01) with 95% CI [0.02, 0.08], amotivation (b = 0.03, p < .05) with 95% CI [0.003, 0.06], and controlled motivation (b = -0.03, p < .01) with 95% CI [-0.05, 0.01] in relation to MVPA.
Conclusions: Overall, findings from this study reveal that rational and automatic motives are intertwined, highlighting the need to explore them together as targets for physical activity and sedentary time intervention efforts. This novel perspective opens a new avenue for understanding how these motives interact, suggesting that future research should also consider past experiences, affective responses, and affect processing as key factors
Sex Differences in Links Between Trauma Experiences and Internalizing Problems Among Detained Youth
No full textThese are the slides from a presentation given at Anxiety and Depression Association of America 2025 Conference on 04/05/2025.Potentially Traumatic Events (PTEs) are stressful life experiences (e.g., economic hardship, abuse, neglect, exposure to violence) often associated with psychosocial dysfunction (Felitti et al., 1998). For instance, extant research has linked different forms of trauma exposure to internalizing problems, including anxiety and depression (Joshi et al., 2021; Dierkhising et al., 2013). Although the ties between trauma and internalizing problems has been well established, the mechanisms underlying this connection remain unclear. Evidence suggests biological sex may differentially impact exposure to PTEs and the associated outcomes, with females reporting higher cumulative trauma and more internalizing symptoms than males (Stewart et al., 2020; Liu et al., 2023). However, the potential for sex differences to moderate links between internalizing problems and PTEs has yet to be examined among justice-involved youth (Flocks et al., 2016). Research on pathways through which PTEs are associated with internalizing problems is particularly important in detained youth, as they face heightened risk for PTEs, anxiety, and depression compared to youth in the general population (Conrad et al., 2017).
The current study examined: (a) the associations between PTEs, anxiety, and depression among detained youth, and (b) whether these associations vary in strength by sex. Participants were 237 detained youth (79.8% male, 37.2% White, Mage = 14.8 years) who self-reported on PTEs (Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen; Sachser et al., 2017), anxiety (PROMIS Pediatric Anxiety Scale; Irwin et al., 2010), and depression (Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire; Messer et al., 1995) symptoms. Linear regression models evaluated the aforementioned network of relations, including first-order effects and interactions between PTEs and sex. Data on pertinent demographic variables (age, race, ethnicity, facility, and detainment duration) were collected and controlled for in the analyses.
T-test analyses indicated that male detainees report significantly fewer PTEs (M = 4.95 v 6.30, p < .05) and anxiety symptoms (M = 1.13 v 1.58, p < .01) than females. Correlation analyses revealed that PTEs were significantly associated with biological sex (r = .15, p < .05), race/ethnicity (r = .17, p < .01), anxiety (r = .25, p < .001), and depression (r = .30, p < .001). First-order effects show that PTEs were independently linked to anxiety (B = .06, SE = .02, p < .001) and depression (B = .08, SE = .02, p < .001). Moreover, biological sex was independently linked to anxiety (B = .47, SE = .17, p < .01). However, the strength of the associations between PTEs and either internalizing problem of interest did not differ by sex (ps = .455 to .526).
These findings underscore the robust associations between PTEs and internalizing problems among detained youth. The results confirm that detained females report higher levels of PTEs and anxiety compared to their male counterparts, aligning with prior research suggesting sex differences in trauma exposure and internalizing symptomatology. However, the lack of significant moderation by sex suggests that, despite females' heightened vulnerability, the pathways linking trauma to anxiety and depression may operate similarly across sexes within this population. These results have critical implications for intervention and policy, emphasizing the need for universal trauma-informed care practices in juvenile justice settings that address both shared and unique risk factors
Exploring the Association Between E-Broker Services and Consumer Choice
No full textThe analysis relies on a database, prepared by SelectQuote, that captures information on insurance brokers who are licensed to sell health insurance in ten states: Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming. These ten states were chosen because they are locations where (1) information about insurance brokers is publicly available, and (2) SelectQuote maintains a significant membership base. The database aggregates publicly available information about all agents who are licensed to sell insurance products in a particular state, including both the location of the agent’s business offices and the scope of their services. These data are supplemented with county-level data from SelectQuote on (1) how many active SelectQuote beneficiaries are in the county, (2) how many Medicare Advantage plans are offered in the county, and (3) how many Medicare Advantage Plans are offered by SelectQuote in the county. We combined these data from SelectQuote with publicly available county-level data from the 2020 Decennial Census and the 2019-2023 vintage of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. These public data sources contribute demographic estimates, including median household income, the percentage of individuals within a county who live in a rural area, and the poverty rates of individuals 65 years of age and over.This report examines how services offered by SelectQuote enhance access to insurance information and expand consumer choice, particularly for Medicare-eligible individuals and those in rural, underserved, and low-income areas.
SelectQuote has operated for nearly four decades, connecting consumers with a wide range of insurance plans through a network of brokers who provide no-cost guidance, price comparisons, and policy recommendations. In recent years, a growing share of SelectQuote’s business has focused on Medicare insurance, with many clients living in rural communities and facing barriers to accessing traditional insurance brokers.
This analysis explores whether and how SelectQuote’s services contribute to a more competitive and consumer-friendly insurance market. Specifically, it investigates the availability of knowledgeable brokers and insurance plan options across rural and small-town America, whether e-broker services help narrow rural-urban disparities in access to high-quality information, and whether SelectQuote services are reaching low-income seniors.SelectQuote, Inc
History of Black Writing (HBW) Blog, 2011-2021
No full textGuest contributors to the History of Black Writing Blog included leading scholars and writers, but the majority of the posts were conceived of, researched, and written by undergraduate and graduate students. Its content included book reviews, memorials, and coverage of HBW programming. Altogether, 82 writers contributed more than 750 posts. The HBW Blog Archive is searchable by date (years 2011-2021), topic (key word), and contributor name. Some web links and images may no longer be available.The HBW Blog published regularly for ten years from 2011-2021 at the URL https://projecthbw.ku.edu. During that time, it served as a major forum for the exchange of information and ideas, as well as a robust network for scholars, teachers, and students from different disciplines around the world
Grendel Must Die: Redefining the Monstrous in Beowulf
No full textThese are the slides from a presentation given at the MAM/MAMA/IMA Medieval Conference held in Chicago, IL on 10/17/2025.What makes Grendel a monster in the world of Beowulf? Is it his superhuman strength? His violation of sacred laws? This paper interrogates how Grendel’s monstrous qualities are matched and mirrored by men. While Grendel is despised for taking thirty thanes at a time, Beowulf is praised for having thirty men’s strength; where Grendel is represented as a descendent of the kin-slayer Cain, so too is Unferth charged with the same crime—yet Unferth is never accused of being a monster and is even permitted to sit at the feet of lord Hrothgar. Beowulf’s actions could be brought into moral question just the same as Grendel’s. In her essay “Grendel and His Mother,” Toni Morrison argues that the melting of the sword Beowulf uses to kill Grendel’s mother could represent the idea that “violence against violence…is itself so foul that the sword of vengeance collapses in exhaustion and shame.” So if Grendel’s monstrous identity is not so easily defined, then why is it treated as absolute? In my stage adaptation of Beowulf titled “Grendel Must Die,” I am aiming to highlight this logical disparity by imagining Beowulf and Grendel in a homoerotic relationship. Giving Beowulf and Grendel equal character status calls into question both the overlooked humanity of Grendel and the overlooked monstrosity of Beowulf. Defining something or someone as monstrous is often just an attempt to separate ourselves from characteristics that are deemed unseemly in a given society—but these same characteristics are, in fact, what make us human
Library-coordinated institutional membership in The Carpentries: A qualitative case study
No full textThis deposit contains the final peer-reviewed, accepted manuscript for publication in "portal: Libraries and the Academy" in July 2026.This qualitative case study seeks to answer the question, “How does Carpentries membership work inside a member institution?” The Carpentries organization teaches data and computing tools and skills to researchers. Institutions can implement a regular program of Carpentries workshops taught by local instructors by joining the Carpentries as institutional members. While the steps to becoming a member are readily available, little public information exists about operating an institutional membership. To answer this question, this case study examines the first five years of the University of Oklahoma’s institutional Carpentries membership, focusing on its membership activities, workflows, sponsorship, and value to participants. The study reveals the complexity of Carpentries membership operations and suggests takeaways for existing and potential member institutions
Alzheimer-mutant γ-secretase complexes stall amyloid β-peptide production
No full textA grant from the One-University Open Access Fund at the University of Kansas was used to defray the author's publication fees in this Open Access journal. The Open Access Fund, administered by librarians from the KU, KU Law, and KUMC libraries, is made possible by contributions from the offices of KU Provost, KU Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Studies, and KUMC Vice Chancellor for Research. For more information about the Open Access Fund, please see http://library.kumc.edu/authors-fund.xml.Missense mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and presenilin-1 (PSEN1) cause early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD) and alter proteolytic production of secreted 38-to-43-residue amyloid β-peptides (Aβ) by the PSEN1-containing γ-secretase complex, ostensibly supporting the amyloid hypothesis of pathogenesis. However, proteolysis of APP substrate by γ-secretase is processive, involving initial endoproteolysis to produce long Aβ peptides of 48 or 49 residues followed by carboxypeptidase trimming in mostly tripeptide increments. We recently reported evidence that FAD mutations in APP and PSEN1 cause deficiencies in early steps in processive proteolysis of APP substrate C99 and that this results from stalled γ-secretase enzyme-substrate and/or enzyme-intermediate complexes. These stalled complexes triggered synaptic degeneration in a Caenorhabditis elegans model of FAD independently of Aβ production. Here, we conducted full quantitative analysis of all proteolytic events on APP substrate by γ-secretase with six additional PSEN1 FAD mutations and found that all six are deficient in multiple processing steps. However, only one of these (F386S) was deficient in certain trimming steps but not in endoproteolysis. Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy in intact cells revealed that all six PSEN1 FAD mutations lead to stalled γ-secretase enzyme-substrate/intermediate complexes. The F386S mutation, however, does so only in Aβ-rich regions of the cells, not in C99-rich regions, consistent with the deficiencies of this mutant enzyme only in trimming of Aβ intermediates. These findings provide further evidence that FAD mutations lead to stalled and stabilized γ-secretase enzyme-substrate and/or enzyme-intermediate complexes and are consistent with the stalled process rather than the products of γ-secretase proteolysis as the pathogenic trigger.National Institute on Agin